This document summarizes a DVD containing a presentation given by renowned rowing coach Harry Mahon at the 1994 ARA Senior Rowing Conference. After Harry's death, the video was digitized and made available for sale, with profits being donated to the Harry Mahon Cancer Research Trust established in his honor. The DVD captures Mahon sharing his coaching philosophies, though the audio and video quality is not high definition due to being converted from an original VHF tape.

1. HARRY MAHON PRESENTATION AT THE
1994 ARA SENIOR ROWING CONFERENCE
About this DVD
Harry Mahon gave this presentation to the English ARA conference in 1994
and it was supplied as a VHF tape to attendees.
After Harry’s death, Rowperfect UK approached British Rowing (the organization who
used to be called ARA) and suggested digitizing the tape and producing it for sale. The
proposal was enthusiastically received by both Harry’s family and British Rowing.
Rosemary Napp, British Rowing National Manager proposed sharing the profits with the
Harry Mahon Cancer Research Trust http://www.hmcrt.org.uk/.
The HMCRT was founded in 2001, to recognize world renowned rowing coach Harry
Mahon's wishes to continue his fight against cancer, the disease that ultimately took his
life. Harry wanted to raise money to finance purchase of state of the art machines for
diagnosing cancer.
The profits from this DVD purchase will be donated to the HMCRT.
Read more about Harry Mahon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Mahon
Obituary http://www.hmcrt.org.uk/harry-mahon.html
http://www.thegreatrace.co.nz/harry.php
Tributes http://www.total.rowing.org.uk/mahon.html
www.rowperfect.co.uk

2. Note: The DVD has been made from a VHF tape and so the audio and video
quality is not as high as a digital original.
The notes below accompanied the original VHF tape
THE LECTURE SOUNDTRACK IS RECORDED ON THE MONO SOUNDTRACK. AS
REQUESTED THE ORIGINAL COACHING SOUNDTRACK IS AVAILABLE ON THE
COMPILATION TAPE. FOR NORMAL VIEWING, SWITCH YOUR VIDEO TO MONO.
Please bear in mind that this video has been made using domestic equipment. The
mastering has been done on S-VHS, even so cinema quality is not possible. A decision
was actively taken NOT to use a mixing console in the production of this video in
order to maintain the best possible level of audio and visual quality. The result of this
is better freeze framing and less blurring of the picture. The downside is that the edits
are not very slick. Comments on this are welcomed. Sound sync, is not available on
the coaching videos used, the sound has been added by dubbing during production
and it is acknowledged that at some points it is not quite right
THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN PRODUCED TO SHARE THIS MATERIAL WITH YOU, NOT
AS MODEL EXERCISE IN VIDEO PRODUCTION!
Some of the overhead projector material is not visible on screen, please consult
the slides supplied.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT HARRY STATED QUITE CLEARLY THAT
THERE WERE POINTS IN THIS DOCUMENT THAT HE WOULD NOW
CHANGE. THIS IS THE DOCUMENT GIVEN TO CUBC ATHLETES IN
1993.
Marc Stchedroff September 1995
www.rowperfect.co.uk